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==Music files== | ==Music files== | ||
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*{{PostedDate|2004-02-10}} {{CPDLno|6676}} [http://www.musicolib.net/Christmas_Pieces_Oliver_Barton.html#Mauds_Dream {{net}}] PDF, MIDI and Finale 2004 files available. | |||
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{{Editor|Oliver Barton|2004-02-10}}{{ScoreInfo|A4|12|370}}{{Copy|Personal}} | {{Editor|Oliver Barton|2004-02-10}}{{ScoreInfo|A4|12|370}}{{Copy|Personal}} | ||
: | :{{EdNotes|chorus part and piano score available separately}} | ||
==General Information== | ==General Information== | ||
{{Title|''Maud's Dream''}} | |||
{{Composer|Oliver Barton}} | {{Composer|Oliver Barton}} | ||
{{Voicing|4|SATB}} | {{Voicing|4|SATB}} | ||
{{Genre|Secular|Carols}} | |||
{{Language|English}} | {{Language|English}} | ||
{{Instruments| Piano}} | |||
{{Pub|1|2001}} | |||
{{Descr|Auntie Maud comes to stay at Christmas to the dismay of the family. This piece tells us of her dream when she was a little girl. The grown-ups all laughed at her and that is why she is the curmudgeonly bitter woman she is today.<br>}} | |||
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==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
{{Text|English| | |||
{{Text|English | :Christmas day is sad for me, | ||
:Christmas day is sad for me, | |||
:it really isn't fair: | :it really isn't fair: | ||
:Every year is misery and no one seems to care. | :Every year is misery and no one seems to care. | ||
:There is this secret dream I've got | :There is this secret dream I've got | ||
:that would make Christmas fun, | :that would make Christmas fun, | ||
:Perhaps the trouble is I've not told any one, | :Perhaps the trouble is I've not told any one, | ||
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:Perhaps it would come true, | :Perhaps it would come true, | ||
:Perhaps if I told you. | :Perhaps if I told you. | ||
:I don't want pajamas or slippers, | :I don't want pajamas or slippers, | ||
:or a scarf in a gift-wrapped box. | :or a scarf in a gift-wrapped box. | ||
:I don't want dollies or sweeties or lollies, | :I don't want dollies or sweeties or lollies, | ||
:I don't want bath-salts or socks, | :I don't want bath-salts or socks, | ||
:I just want my dream, oh why can't they see | :I just want my dream, oh why can't they see | ||
:That I want to be the fairy | :That I want to be the fairy | ||
:sitting on top of the Christmas tree. | :sitting on top of the Christmas tree. | ||
:I want to be a fairy. | :I want to be a fairy. | ||
:Every thing else is secondary. | :Every thing else is secondary. | ||
:I just want to be the fairy | :I just want to be the fairy | ||
:sitting on top of the Christmas tree. | :sitting on top of the Christmas tree. | ||
:If I sat on the Christmas tree, ev'ryone would stare: | :If I sat on the Christmas tree, ev'ryone would stare: | ||
:They'd say, "Whose that? How did you get up there?" | :They'd say, "Whose that? How did you get up there?" | ||
:I'd say, "I Flew", and it could be true, | :I'd say, "I Flew", and it could be true, | ||
:Because I would have wings - I bet you wish you did too, | :Because I would have wings - I bet you wish you did too, | ||
:and magic wands, magic wands and things, | :and magic wands, magic wands and things, | ||
:But you can't, I fear, I fear, because it's my idea. | :But you can't, I fear, I fear, because it's my idea. | ||
:I'll play with the tinsel and baubles, | :I'll play with the tinsel and baubles, | ||
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:And I want to be the fairy sitting on top of the Christmas tree. | :And I want to be the fairy sitting on top of the Christmas tree. | ||
:I want to be the fairy, | :I want to be the fairy, | ||
:Blissfully solitary, | :Blissfully solitary, | ||
:I just want to be | :I just want to be | ||
:The fairy sitting on top of the Christmas tree. | :The fairy sitting on top of the Christmas tree. | ||
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:Proclaiming the good news with a halo in his hair. | :Proclaiming the good news with a halo in his hair. | ||
:But this is my song, And I say that they are wrong. | :But this is my song, And I say that they are wrong. | ||
:I'll watch them all play Happy Families | :I'll watch them all play Happy Families | ||
:while fighting like dogs and cats. | :while fighting like dogs and cats. | ||
:And then the poor slackers | :And then the poor slackers | ||
:will pull at their crackers, | :will pull at their crackers, | ||
:read mottoes and wear silly hats. | :read mottoes and wear silly hats. | ||
:I'll watch them eat too much turkey, and feel sick, and wonder why. | :I'll watch them eat too much turkey, and feel sick, and wonder why. | ||
:I'll watch them get frisky on beer, wine and whisky | :I'll watch them get frisky on beer, wine and whisky | ||
:then snore as the day passes by, | :then snore as the day passes by, | ||
:But I'll have my dream, | :But I'll have my dream, | ||
:I'll be quite fancy free, | :I'll be quite fancy free, | ||
:Oh I want to be the fairy sitting on top of the Christmas tree. | :Oh I want to be the fairy sitting on top of the Christmas tree. | ||
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:I want to be the fairy, | :I want to be the fairy, | ||
:Even if it's temporary. | :Even if it's temporary. | ||
:Oh I want to be the fairy | :Oh I want to be the fairy | ||
:sitting on top of the tree. | :sitting on top of the tree. | ||
:If I can't be the fairy, | :If I can't be the fairy, | ||
:Then I'm going home. | :Then I'm going home. | ||
:I'll sit in the garden, | :I'll sit in the garden, | ||
:And be a gnome. | :And be a gnome. | ||
:Lyrics: ''' Oliver Barton ''', 2001. | :Lyrics:''' Oliver Barton ''', 2001.}} | ||
[[Category:Sheet music]] | [[Category:Sheet music]] | ||
[[Category:Christmas]] | [[Category:Christmas]] | ||
[[Category:Modern music]] | [[Category:Modern music]] | ||
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- (Posted 2004-02-10) CPDL #06676: PDF, MIDI and Finale 2004 files available.
- Editor: Oliver Barton (submitted 2004-02-10). Score information: A4, 12 pages, 370 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: chorus part and piano score available separately
General Information
Title: Maud's Dream
Composer: Oliver Barton
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Carol
Language: English
Instruments: Piano
First published: 2001
Description: Auntie Maud comes to stay at Christmas to the dismay of the family. This piece tells us of her dream when she was a little girl. The grown-ups all laughed at her and that is why she is the curmudgeonly bitter woman she is today.
External websites:
Original text and translations
English text
Christmas day is sad for me,
it really isn't fair:
Every year is misery and no one seems to care.
There is this secret dream I've got
that would make Christmas fun,
Perhaps the trouble is I've not told any one,
Perhaps it would come true,
Perhaps if I told you.
I don't want pajamas or slippers,
or a scarf in a gift-wrapped box.
I don't want dollies or sweeties or lollies,
I don't want bath-salts or socks,
I just want my dream, oh why can't they see
That I want to be the fairy
sitting on top of the Christmas tree.
I want to be a fairy.
Every thing else is secondary.
I just want to be the fairy
sitting on top of the Christmas tree.
If I sat on the Christmas tree, ev'ryone would stare:
They'd say, "Whose that? How did you get up there?"
I'd say, "I Flew", and it could be true,
Because I would have wings - I bet you wish you did too,
and magic wands, magic wands and things,
But you can't, I fear, I fear, because it's my idea.
I'll play with the tinsel and baubles,
I don't think I'm afraid of heights:
If they're cold my hands'll get heat from the candles,
I'll shine in the lights. I just want my dream!
Oh I want to be me. Oh, I want to be me!
And I want to be the fairy sitting on top of the Christmas tree.
I want to be the fairy,
Blissfully solitary,
I just want to be
The fairy sitting on top of the Christmas tree.
They say it's not a fairy on top of the tree-top as a rule:
They say I should be wary of sounding like a fool:
They say I'm confused and it's an angel sitting there,
Proclaiming the good news with a halo in his hair.
But this is my song, And I say that they are wrong.
I'll watch them all play Happy Families
while fighting like dogs and cats.
And then the poor slackers
will pull at their crackers,
read mottoes and wear silly hats.
I'll watch them eat too much turkey, and feel sick, and wonder why.
I'll watch them get frisky on beer, wine and whisky
then snore as the day passes by,
But I'll have my dream,
I'll be quite fancy free,
Oh I want to be the fairy sitting on top of the Christmas tree.
I want to be the fairy,
Even if it's temporary.
Oh I want to be the fairy
sitting on top of the tree.
If I can't be the fairy,
Then I'm going home.
I'll sit in the garden,
And be a gnome.
Lyrics: Oliver Barton , 2001.